Month: February 2020

28th February 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blackrock College 43: Clongowes Wood College 15   Our Junior Cup Team’s winning streak has come to an end following their defeat by Blackrock College at yesterday’s Junior Cup quarter-final in Donnybrook. Both teams set off at a pace of 100mph with Blackrock taking the lead shortly after kick-off with a successful penalty. James…read article

26th February 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In recent months, the College has been pleased to welcome a rather uncommon visitor – a Peregrine Falcon. The Peregrine has been making a steady comeback in Ireland following a rapid decline in the 1960s due to pesticide poisoning. As a result, Peregrine populations are still recovering due to sustained conservation efforts. Mr Barry…read article

24th February 2020

Ireland’s leading Theatre-in-Education company, Cyclone Rep recently returned to Clongowes to perform its highly regarded Bullying Prevention Session (BPS) for the Elements and Rudiments groups. BPS is the brainchild of Mr. Peadar Donohoe – a PhD graduate and accomplished researcher in the area of role-play and drama for bullying prevention and awareness. The Cyclone Rep…read article

14th February 2020

This year we celebrate 40 years of twinning between Clongowes and Enniskillen Royal Grammar School (formerly Portora Royal School), County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The strong bond between these two schools began during ‘The Troubles’ a tumultuous time in Ireland’s history, marked with sectarian conflict.   In 1980, in the midst of The Troubles, Headmaster of…read article

14th February 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Clongowes Wood College 55: St Gerard’s School 24   The Clongowes Senior Cup Team (SCT) have secured their place in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup semi-finals after yesterday’s win over St Gerard’s at Energia Park, Donnybrook. The SCT won the first round of the Leinster cup on the same pitch just over a week…read article

12th February 2020

We welcomed Fr Leonard Moloney SJ, Irish Jesuit Provincial and former Headmaster of Clongowes (2004-2015), on his annual visit to the College yesterday to meet with the Jesuit Community, students, and staff. Delivering Morning Prayer in the Concourse, he reflected on the importance of making others feel included and welcomed into our lives.   Fr Leonard also…read article

10th February 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The annual Clongowes Science Week kicked off on Monday the 3rd of February with a jam-packed itinerary of fascinating and challenging science-related activities. On Monday, the Blackrock Castle Observatory set up their Portable Planetarium in the Sports Hall where they gave presentations on one of the most amazing sights in nature – the night sky….read article

7th February 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Clongowes Wood College 38: Catholic University School 10   Yesterday, our Junior Cup Team kicked off their cup campaign at MU Barnhall RFC, Leixlip where they successfully took on Catholic University School (CUS) in the Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Junior Cup. The boys were greeted by a blue sky and a crowd of…read article

3rd February 2020

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pictured L – R: AHP Committee Members: Deputy Headmaster of Clongowes Wood College; Mr. Martin Wallace, Ms. Angela O’Donnell, Ms. Liz Griffin, Mr. Adam McNulty, Ms. Ger Ryan (Chair).   The official launch of the Alberto Hurtado Endowment Fund (AHEF) took place in the Merrion Hotel, Dublin, on Tuesday the 28th of January 2020. The…read article